Directory Interchange Format (DIF) Writer's Guide


About DIFs
Procedure for Suggesting Changes
Some Tips on Writing DIFs
XML DIF Schema
XML DIF Template
 

DIF Fields
Entry ID Quality
Entry Title Access Constraints
Parameters (Science Keywords) Use Constraints
ISO Topic Category Distribution
Data Center Data Set Language
Summary Data Set Progress
Metadata_Name Related URL
Metadata_Version DIF Revision History
Data Set Citation Keyword (Ancillary Keyword)
Personnel Originating Center
Instrument Multimedia Sample
Platform References (Publications)
Temporal Coverage Parent DIF
Paleo-Temporal Coverage IDN Node
Spatial Coverage DIF Creation Date
Location Last DIF Revision Date
Data Resolution Future DIF Review Date
Project Privacy Status
  Extended Metadata
 

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This document should be cited as:
Directory Interchange Format (DIF) Writer's Guide, 2013.
Global Change Master Directory.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
[http://gcmd.nasa.gov/add/difguide/].

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